2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

Knowing Your Mazda
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In some situalions you may want toprevenl the trunk from being opened with
the remote trunk release lever,
Give your key only to someone you rrusr.
To secure ihe trunk iid,lock the rear
seaibacks (page 2-8). push ihe trunk lock
lever up, and close the trunk.
To cancel the secuity feaiure, insen the
key inio the lock, lum the key clockwise.
and push the trunk lock lever down.
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Leaving the tnnk lid open o.leating
childnn in the vehide irith the ke),s
is dangercus. Childrcncoud own
the tt nk nn and climb insde
res lting in possible inj ryordeath
fron heat eqosurc. Close the trunk
lirl,Io.k the ftar seatba(ks and do
not allow chiurcn to pla! insida the
Trunk Release Handle
Your vehicle is equipped with a trunk
release handle that provides a means of
escape for children and adults in the
event they become locked inside the
No mauer how careful adulb might be
with keys and locking theircars, parents
should be aware rhat children nay be
empted to play lroud vebicles and use
rhe trunk as a hiding place.
Adults are advised to faniliarize
themselves with the operation and
location of the release hardle so tbat all
children can be told abou! it in an
appropriale way, keeping ln rnind that
most vehicles don t have such handles.
To open the trunk lid from the inside, pull
the illuminated "T" slapedhandle. Tbe
handle is made ofmaterial tbat will glow
for hours in th€ darkness of the trunk
following a brief exposure to ambient
light-
The "T" shaped handle is located on the
inside of tlle trunk lid.
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Unanended C hildnn and Pets:
Letring chidren or animals
unattendzd in a parked vehicle is
dansero s. Babies teft neepins and
kids ||ho lock thenselves in cars or
t unks can die very quicklr hon heat
prostntion. Don't leaw y r
chidren ot pets abne in t car a! anr
time. Don't leave the carj the rear
folding seats or the trunk anlocked.
Alwats keep the carfron being a
tunpn g place to plar br locking
doo.s, trunk and reqr seats and
keeping the kers ||h.re children
von't pla! trith them.
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Always keep the handle finnly
altached to the holder and in the
recessed position. No! securing the
handle this way could allow itto snag
luggage in the trunk and open the
trunk lid.

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Hood Release
1 . with the vehicle parked. pull the
release handle 1() unlock the hood.
2. Puli the safery catch up and lift the3- Use the support rod to hold ihe hood
Before closing the hood, secure the rod in
its clip.
Check under the hood aJea to make
ce(ain all filler caps are in place and
atl loose icms (e.g. tools, oil
containers, etc.) have b€en removed.
Close the hood so ihat it locks
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Knowing Your Mazda
Fuel-Filler Lid
To open. pull up the remote tuel filler lid
Fuel-Filler Cap
To remove the filler cap, tum it
To replace lhe filler cap. tum it
clockwise until it clicks-
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F uel SpBy
F uel sprar is dangercus. Fuel catt
bu ski and eres andcause i ness
vhen inqested. F uel sprar h rclcased
N'hen therc is pressurc in the fueltank and the fuel cap is nnoved too
qui.kry. Whe renot'i g the fuel cap,
loosen the cap slightlr and wait fo.ary hissing to stop. Then remove it.
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FuelUapor
Fuel yapor X dangerous.It coud be
ignit.d br spa*s orflames; causilg
senous bftns and injunes. Betorc
nfuelins, stop the ensine. A d
alvars keep sparks and funes awar
frcm the friler neck.
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Kno*ing Your Mazda
Steering Wheel
I Tilt Whe€l
To change the angle of tbe steering
wheel. stop the vehicle, pull the tili wheel
release lever under the steering column
down, adjus! lhe wheel. lhen push the
release lever up to lock the column.
Afler adjusting. pusb tbe whe€l up and
down to be certain it's locked before
driving.
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Alivays use only a designated Mazda
fuel cap or an approved equivaleni.
available a! Authorized Mazda
Dealers. The wrong cap can result in a
serious malfunction of the tuel and
emission control systems.It may also
cause the checkengine lighi in the
instrument cluster to illuminate.
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Adjusting the Steefins Wheel:
Adjustinq the steeing wheel $,hile
the whitle is moving is dtngercus.
Mot'ing it can wrr easib cause the
diyer to abnptlr tur,t to the left or
right. This can lead to loss of untlot
or an accident. Newr adjust the
steenng *heel white the vehicle is
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Make sure the fuel-filler cap is
tightened securely. The check engine
light cones on when the cap isn't
tightened securely. If the light rernains
on (even after you have tightened the
cap securely, driven, and restarted the
engine several timet. it may indjcate
a different problem. Conlact an
Auftorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.
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Mirrors
I Outside Mirrors
Check the mirrors' angles before driving.
I Horn
To sound the bom, press the padded
portion of the steering wheel.
Check the hom's operation regularly.
V Manual control mirrof
To adjust, move the mirror's control
Iever,just inside the door
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C ont'e x Mirror (Passenger Sine
Trpd;
Changing lanes with.'ut taking ittto
account the attual distance of the
rehicle nt he conver nitor is
danserc s. You coud have a serious
accident. What lou see in the conwt
nir.oris closer tha,t itappean. Be
iu.e to look ove. )oarshouder or to
check rot inside niftot before
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Driving with Minors Folded In:
Dtit'ing t'ith the ourside niftors
folded in is dtnsercus. Yow nar
viev, will be rcstricted, and rou could
haw an accident. AleaJS rcturn the
outside mirrors to the diving
posinon beforc rou sta dnvins.
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V Power control mirror*
The igniiion switch must be in lbe ACC
or ON position.
To adjust:
l. Move the selector switch to tbe left or
right to choose tle miror.
2. Depress the perineter switch in the
appropriate direction.
After adjusting the mirror,lock the
control by moving the switch to the
middle position.
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V Folding the mirror
Fold the outside minor rearward until ii
is flush with tbe vehicle.